Articles tagged under: winter wheat

Quality Concerns in Big Sky Country

Published July 21, 2023

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee Executive Director Kent Kupfner says combines and swathers are rolling. “I think so far things are going pretty well, certainly better than the last two years of difficult growing conditions.” After a few years of…

Latest NewsCrops

A Mixed Bag

Published May 24, 2023

South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson says the state's winter wheat fields swing from poor to good, depending on the area. "We're really seeing a mixed bag when it comes to the winter wheat in South Dakota." A…

Latest NewsCrops

Winter Wheat Crop in Precarious Condition

Published December 28, 2022

South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson says the drought this past fall could limit the potential of the winter wheat crop in the spring. "Some producers reported a lack of emergence on dry crops this fall/winter, so time…

Latest NewsCrops

Temps Dictate the Wheat Market

Published December 22, 2022

NAU Country Vice President of Farm Services Rich Morrison says traders are keeping an eye on the wheat crop as temperatures fall below freezing well into the Southern Plains. "We did see some premium put into the wheat markets for…

Latest NewsCrops

Seeding Dry Ground

Published November 3, 2022

Dry conditions have hampered wheat seeding and emergence in the core U.S. wheat regions. Approximately, 74 percent of the U.S winter wheat crop is in an area experiencing drought. "A lot of the western U.S. is struggling with abnormally dry…

Latest NewsCrops

Winter Wheat Needs Moisture

Published October 13, 2022

South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson says the dryness has hurt winter wheat emergence. "A nice shot of rain would help, but I don't see that in the near future. Humidity is low, the wind is high and…

Latest NewsCrops

Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting

Published September 9, 2022

SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the drought monitor has expanded across the region and impacts of the drought are seen in some corn fields. "South Dakota is a little bit more of a mixed bag where eastern and…

Latest NewsCrops

Drought Affecting MT Small Grain Yields

Published August 19, 2022

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee Outreach Coordinator Sam Anderson says the state's harvest is moving quickly. "Winter wheat harvest is at more than 70 percent complete. In terms of yield and quality, there's been decent winter wheat quality, good test…

Latest NewsCrops

ND Winter Wheat Harvest Moves Quickly

Published August 3, 2022

Portland, North Dakota farmer Ross Thykeson is wrapping up winter wheat harvest. Harvest started the final week of July. "It's a nice crop; iIt flowered before we got this heat," said Thykeson. "I wish we had more winter wheat." The…

Latest NewsCrops

A Very Good Winter Wheat Harvest Near Onida, SD

Published August 1, 2022

Winter wheat harvest is nearing competition near Onida, South Dakota. Oahe Grain Corporation General Manager Tim Luken looks back at the crop. "Towards the end of winter wheat harvest, we were cutting wheat with yields in the upper 80s to…

Top StoriesLatest NewsCrops